Lian Li PC-G70 Tower Case

At the top edge of the PC-G70 are the access ports consisting of a Firewire, two USB 2.0, mic in and audio out jacks.  Each edge of the bezel is accented by lateral venting slits that run down the length of each side as you can see.  The bezel's base is adorned with the new Lian Li case logo and seven black circles below that whose placement here looks to break up the design a bit to keep things from appearing boxy. 

The bezel plate is removable as they are on most Lian Li cases.  The thinness of the bezel really illustrates the degree which Lian Li went to in cutting any weight back to a minimum with the PC-G70.  Behind the bezel are a couple of points of interest.  Let's have a closer look.

The first of these is a 120mm intake fan.  This fan has a wire mesh screen of sorts to keep larger things out (fingers, nacho crumbs, etc) but won't do much for dust particles.  This was a bit of a disappointment as Lian Li's front fan filter assembly seen on other Lian Li cases is a simple, effective solution that would not have adversely contributed to the case's weight.

The two externally accessible 3.5" bays are both mounted in a removable rack.  The rack is held in place by three Phillips head screws and is removed forward.  How many of us have cursed having to install 3.5" drives from inside a case after finding IDE or power cables block access, making a short job a long.  Lian Li continues its tradition of practical thinking by averting this with their 3.5" rack.

Turning the case 90 degrees to the left we get a view of the side panel complete with a perforated vent area.  Behind this vent is a 120mm fan on an adjustable mount that pulls air off components and exhausts it out of the vent that is stamped into the side panel.

Around back, we see a few familiar and a few new features on Lian Li's newest server case.  At the very top, many of you will recognize the power supply vent cover that directs the PSU exhaust for the upper power supply, 90 degrees to the right.  Removing the toolless mounting cover you get a better look at the two, yes, two power supply mounting area.  Being a server case, it only stands to reason to make room for a back up power supply that is typically found on mission critical machines.  My only gripe about the second power supply area is that if you don't use it, it remains open.  A simple cover plate for this area would have gone a long way.  Around the middle of the case's rear is the 120mm exhaust fan.  You see is protected by the same type of screen we saw on the front fan intake.

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